"One gains by losing and loses by gaining."

Paradox, Gain, Loss, Values

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"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

Fernando Pessoa, Portuguese Author

Paradox, Joy, Pain, Emotion

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

Steven Wright, American Comedian

Paradox, Cats, Humor, Science

"In some situations, no one has courage to challenge the reason. Since faith causes the reasoning to evaporate."

Girdhar Joshi, Indian Author

Paradox, Faith, Reason, Belief, Conflict

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

Christopher Moore, American Novelist

Paradox, Love, Irony, Logic, Chaos

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

Ovid, Roman Poet

Paradox, Beauty, Pain, Contrast, Hope

"I agree. I don't understand how a guy everyone is terrified of makes me feel safe. I don't understand how a guy who stayed behind to protect me when he didn't know me has been shot. I don't understand how a guy who carried me out of an alley full of shattered glass is the enemy everyone is warning me about."

Katie McGarry, American Author

Paradox, Safety, Trust, Heroism

"The hope is the best and the worst thing at the same time."

Pawan Mishra, Indian Author

Paradox, Hope, Life, Emotion

"At least I'm honest about being a liar."

Tahereh Mafi, Iranian Author

Paradox, Honesty, Deception, Irony, Self-Awareness

"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

Aiden Wilson Tozer, American Clergyman

Paradox, Love, Faith, Seeking

"If everything is possible, then it is also possible that something is impossible."

Auliq Ice, Ugandan Economist

Paradox, Limit, Truth, Reality

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"From wonder into wonder existence opens."

Wonder

"Free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations."

Zen

"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."

Serenity

"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted."

Trust

"If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness."

Morality

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

Myth

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"Isn't joyful or painful this pain in which I rejoice."

"If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?"

"In some situations, no one has courage to challenge the reason. Since faith causes the reasoning to evaporate."

"Love: the sickest of Irony's sick jokes. The place where logic and order go to die."

"Saepe creat molles aspera spina rosas' - 'Often the prickly thorn produces tender roses'."

"The hope is the best and the worst thing at the same time."

"At least I'm honest about being a liar."

"To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul's paradox of love."

"If everything is possible, then it is also possible that something is impossible."

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"From wonder into wonder existence opens."

"Free from desire, you realize the mysterycaught in the desire, you see only the manifestations."

"Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity."

"He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted."

"If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness."

"If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees."

"He who is contented is rich."

"He who has not faith in others shall find no faith in them."

"Stop thinking, and end your problems."

"He who has no faith in others shall find no faith in them."